, 1887-04-28
From Yesterdays Daily

/ From Ees;ertiay's Daily
! CARPENTERS ale scarce.
/ TIE Dispatch went to Seattle today.
Immigrants from Texas are looking
fer lands in Jefferson county.
( Tw" more conversions at the N. Z
church last night.
. Teachers examination will be held al
the public scaool house in this city OF
Wednesday, May 11th.
The Odd Fellows ball last night was
largely attended, though the weather
WAS damp and disagreea5ie.
Mr.. Holcomb is recovering, we are
clad to say quite rapidlv-cousidering
tine serious nature Of Injuries.
\. L. Bancroft & Co, of COZ Market
- San Francisco, are anxious to secure
a live agcnt foc this vicinity, to sell a
iine historical work,
Our local saw mill Il sending forth lis
cLec.y buzz again and none too soon
either, Judging by the way that car
rcuters are waiting for lumber.
\ gentleman has started the manufac-
tuTe Of pottery on IA small scale in Port
/ Townsend. All the work is done by
haLd, thus far, but machinery viii be
used after time.
The Port of Entry Social and Dane
ing Club, will hold their meeting tomor-
row evening, Thursday, April 2Sth. h.
Members are requested to be on hand
at 30, sharp.
Mr. OSuliivan, representing the dry
goods honse of Chester Cleary of Seattle,
has a stock Of goods and samples at DIR.
Minkler, drug store where customers
may call each afternoon for business.
Tho Dipatch brought up number OF
leading members of the new colony this
morning. Part of them went to Seattle,
and others waited for the Evangel, to GO
to VictoriH TO meet fresh lot of colon
ists from The east.
The Charles Hotel has been closed,
aud sundry local store keepers are sorry
several dollars worth each. Messrs.
George NJ. Rees and Z. II.
O'Brien are re-opening the place, how
ever. and will apply for beer license TO
be used there.
very large number of wild geese
passed over the town tins morning
bonud north. There seems TO be thous.
ands Of them, and they were flying high
and fast, as If the knew they We're a
month later than usual in seeking their
summer haunts in Alaska. This is an
evide OF spring, and it is to be hoped
that warm weather will follow the ad-
vent of the geese. A little milder eli
mate than we have had will he accepta-
BILE to all.
RED Mex AND Pioneers. At meet
ing of Chimacum Tribe, No. ], Improved
Order OF Red Men, held in their wiGwam
last evening, it was unanimously re-
solved to tender the use Of their new
hall on Maple Avenue, TO the Pioneer
Association for their annual meeting on
Tuesday, June 9Th. THIS is move in
the right direction, ard now that Tic
Red Hen have taken the initiation, we
hope our citizens will come forward ard
give the Pioneers a rousing welcome.
This year vii. be a marked one in The
history of Port Townsend.
Washington Horticultural Society that
Is to meet in annual session at Tacoma
on the 29th Of June. Henry Bucy Of
that city is president. A constitution
and set of bylaws rave been adopted,
not only for the parent society but de-
signed to serve for branch societies to be
organized under it. Pierce county will
have one branch society, that is not only
10 perform its ordinary functions but it
proposes to hold fair in the fall,
Messrs. G. NJ. Bradshaw, F. A. Bartlett
and JAS. Seavey OF Port Townsend have
been named as a committee to organize
one of more branch societies in Horticul-
tural Dist, No. Is, comprising the coun-
ties of Jefferson and Clalam. Mr.. Brad
shaw. who was designated as chairman
of the committee, desires us to state
that meeting will be held at the law
office of Bradshaw & Sachs on next
Wednesday, May Sd, when if seven or
more persons desire to become members
OF such branch horticultural society it
Will te organized. 1t is earnestly de-
sired that Clalam county citizens may
take interest enough in this move to
participate, The subjects suggested for
discussion at the society meetings in
clude: Our climate and soil adapta-
bility of varieties of fruits, flowers and
vegetables to the. same; Horticulture;
vegetables cultivation, varieties. etc.
We can commend the objects of this or
ganization. and hope it may be useful
aud successful.